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How Long Has Titan's Chemical Factory Been in Business?
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| Topic: Titan |
04/27/12 |
| Saturn's moon Titan is well known as one of the most complex chemical environments in the Solar System. Now scientists are trying to determine just how long the 'chemical factory' of Titan has been active. |
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Titan's Ephemeral Lake
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| Topic: Titan |
04/22/12 |
| A region on Saturn’s moon Titan has been found to be similar to the Etosha Pan in Namibia, Africa. |
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Rare Rains on Titan
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| Topic: Titan |
03/27/12 |
| Data from NASA's Cassini mission indicates that parts of Titan may not see rain for more than 1,000 years. Understanding the cycling of liquids on Titan could help astrobiologists understand life's potential on the unique moon. |
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The Many Moods of Titan
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| Topic: Titan |
02/27/12 |
| New studies of Titan show how the moon shifts with the seasons and even throughout the day. |
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Ground Truth
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| Topic: Titan |
01/30/12 |
| A team of scientists has traveled to remote Laguna Negra in the central Andes of Chile to test technologies that could one day be used to explore the lakes of Titan. While the Planetary Lake Lander (PLL) is positioned in its summer home, researchers study the geology of the Leguna Negra basin. |
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The Lake Lander's New Home
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| Topic: Titan |
01/26/12 |
| A team of scientists has traveled to remote Laguna Negra in the central Andes of Chile to test technologies that could one day be used to explore the lakes of Titan. Astrobiology Magazine's Expeditions Editor, Henry Bortman, provides a first-hand account of their progress. |
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Titan's Giant Dunes
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| Topic: Titan |
01/24/12 |
| A new analysis of radar data has revealed regional variations in the sand dunes of Saturn's moon Titan. |
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Dawn at Laguna Negra
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| Topic: Titan |
01/16/12 |
| A team of scientists has traveled to remote Laguna Negra in the central Andes of Chile to test technologies that could one day be used to explore the lakes of Titan. Astrobiology Magazine's Expeditions Editor, Henry Bortman, provides a first-hand account of their progress. |
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Stormy Skies and Garden Worlds
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| Topic: Titan |
01/09/12 |
| A team of scientists has traveled to remote Laguna Negra in the central Andes of Chile to test technologies that could one day be used to explore the lakes of Titan. Astrobiology Magazine's Expeditions Editor, Henry Bortman, provides a first-hand account of their progress. |
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The Lakes and Storms of Titan
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| Topic: Titan |
01/07/12 |
| A new computer model of Titan's atmosphere and methane cycle is helping scientists explain phenomena such as rainstorms and methane lakes on the intriguing moon. |
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